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Business Model Innovation 2020? - From Lean Startups to Impact Startups.

The BMI Lab Blog

People – usually from developed countries – lend pocket-money for specific investments of entrepreneurs in the developing countries (e.g. The patented pongamia tree produces a legume that is related to soybean and pea. If politicians can't save the planet, can entrepreneurs? There is a wide spectrum of impact startups.

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What is the influence of 3D printing on Business Models?

The BMI Lab Blog

It is interesting to note that one of the first patents for 3D printing, issued in France, was abandoned “for lack of business perspective”. The technology that they use helps to save huge amounts of waste, time and money to create these particular pieces. But how does it affect business models?

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21 Common Innovation Myths & Misconceptions Debunked

Idea to Value

For that, our blog and our online course The Innovation System are great resources. Probably one of the most common myths and misconceptions we come across is that people think that if something isn’t a big technological breakthrough or a patentable invention, it isn’t “real innovation”. Innovation can’t be taught or learnt.

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Big vs. Small: The IP Irony

Anaqua

Although SMEs naturally have smaller IP budgets, they also typically have fewer products, giving them a tighter focus, which, in turn, makes it simpler to align patents and trademarks to specific products and markets. While these factors affect all companies, they are particularly challenging for SMEs.

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Principles of open innovation

hackerearth

Changing innovation models show that companies are moving away from closed internal R&D processes and increasingly relying on external sources to shorten the product lifecycle, cut down costs, use new and complex technologies, and boost innovation outcomes. Reinventing the business model trumps rushing to the market first.

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50 what-if questions to reimagine the future

Board of Innovation

The end of roaming costs in the EU made already the life of Europeans much easier – now, what can you do to help trans-national commuters, digital nomads and global citizens? The internet created a parallel, ubiquitous digital world, accessible from everywhere at a very low cost. What if your customers moved countries every week?

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How companies are innovating in the energy sector

hackerearth

According to Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), 2018 is expected to be an exciting year of innovation for the energy sector in several areas — building smart cities, modernizing grids, making the infrastructure such as pipelines cost- and energy-efficient, achieving energy independence, and prioritizing sustainability. Source: TheBreakthrough.